US11699820B2 - Battery module with bimetallic terminal busbar and adaptable connector interface - Google Patents
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- Battery cells are often packaged into battery modules that include multiple battery cells and busbars.
- Busbars are commonly made of copper or aluminum.
- an aluminum busbar will be approximately 50% less weight, 60% additional cross section, and 25% of the base material cost relative to copper.
- Aluminum has higher conductance by mass, whereas copper has higher conductance by volume, and aluminum is generally cheaper in cost than copper.
- Aluminum may be advantageous for particular components in battery modules because it may be easier than copper to fuse, weld, or otherwise attach to other components. Copper is advantageous for space-constrained components because it has a higher ampacity than aluminum for a given cross-section area. It would be advantageous to provide a bimetallic busbar assembly for a battery module that uses both copper and aluminum and leverages the advantages of both materials.
- a bi-metallic busbar comprises a first part formed from a first metallic material, e.g., aluminum.
- the first part is configured to be electrically coupled to at least one electrical terminal, e.g., a plurality of battery cell terminals of a battery module for an electric vehicle.
- the bi-metallic busbar further comprises a second part formed from a second metallic material, e.g., copper, which is different from the first metallic material.
- the second part is configured to be electrically coupled to a conductor, e.g., a conductor of an electric vehicle component.
- the first part and the second part are electrically coupled, e.g., at an interface part, to enable transfer of current between the at least one electrical terminal and the conductor.
- a battery module comprises a plurality of battery cells. Each battery cell comprises a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal.
- the battery module further comprises at least one bi-metallic busbar, e.g., at least one first busbar.
- the at least one first busbar comprises a metallic part, e.g., a first aluminum part, electrically coupled to the first electrical terminals of a first group of the plurality of battery cells.
- the first busbar further comprises another metallic part, e.g., a first copper part.
- the first copper part comprises a first interface part electrically coupled to the first aluminum part.
- the first copper part comprises a first terminal part configured to be electrically coupled to a conductor external to the battery module.
- the battery module may further comprise at least one other bi-metallic busbar, e.g., at least one second busbar.
- the second busbar comprises a metallic part, e.g., a second aluminum part, electrically coupled to the second electrical terminals of a second group of the plurality of battery cells.
- the second busbar further comprises another metallic part, e.g., a second copper part.
- the second copper part may comprise a second interface part electrically coupled to the second aluminum part.
- the second copper part may comprise a second terminal part configured to be electrically coupled to another conductor external to the battery module.
- the first terminal part comprises an electrical high side of the battery module. In some embodiments, the second terminal part comprises an electrical low side of the battery module.
- the first terminal part is electrically coupled to a first conductor external to the battery module. In some embodiments, the second terminal part is electrically coupled to a second conductor external to the battery module.
- the battery module comprises a generally rectangular prismatic shape comprising a top surface, a side surface, and an edge where the top surface meets the side surface.
- the first aluminum part comprises a first dimension that is proximate to the edge and generally extends in a first direction parallel to the edge of the battery module.
- the first aluminum part comprises a second dimension that generally extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a plane that is parallel to the top surface of the battery module.
- the first terminal part comprises a dimension generally perpendicular to the top surface of the battery module. In some embodiments, when a load is electrically coupled to the battery module, current passes through the dimension of the first terminal part in a direction generally perpendicular to the top surface of the battery module.
- the second dimension of the first aluminum part comprises a one or more extending elements that each generally extend in the second direction.
- current passes through the plurality of extending elements in the direction generally perpendicular to the edge of the battery module, e.g., in a direction perpendicular to the side surface of the battery module in an assembled configuration.
- the first aluminum part further comprises a third dimension that extends at least partially along the side surface of the battery module in a direction perpendicular to the first dimension of the first aluminum part.
- the first copper part further comprises a dimension that extends at least partially along the side surface of the battery module in a direction perpendicular to the first dimension of the first aluminum part.
- the first copper part further comprises a first extension comprising a dimension generally perpendicular to the side surface and connected to the first terminal part.
- the first aluminum part comprises an aluminum strip.
- the first interface part comprises a copper strip with access windows through which the aluminum strip and the plurality of extending elements are configured to be electrically coupled.
- the aluminum strip and the plurality of extending elements are electrically coupled by laser welding.
- the first aluminum part is connected to the first copper part with a bolted joint.
- the first aluminum part is connected to the first copper part by laser welding, ultrasonic welding, or brazing.
- each of the plurality of battery cells is coupled to a cooling plate, e.g., at an end of the cell.
- the disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a battery module, e.g., a battery module for an electric vehicle.
- the method comprises providing a plurality of battery cells, wherein each battery cell comprises a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal.
- the method comprises providing a bi-metallic busbar, e.g., a first busbar.
- the first busbar comprises a metallic part, e.g., first aluminum part, and another metallic part, e.g., a first copper part.
- the first copper part comprises a first interface part and a first terminal part.
- the first terminal part is configured to be electrically coupled to a conductor external to the battery module.
- the method comprises electrically coupling the first aluminum part to the first electrical terminals of a first group of the plurality of battery cells.
- the method comprises electrically coupling the first interface part to the first aluminum part.
- the method further comprises providing another bi-metallic busbar, e.g., a second busbar.
- the second busbar comprises a metallic part, e.g., a second aluminum part, and another metallic part, e.g., a second copper part.
- the second copper part comprises a second interface part and a second terminal part configured to be electrically coupled to another conductor external to the battery module.
- the method comprises electrically coupling the second aluminum part to the second electrical terminals of a second group of the plurality of battery cells.
- the method comprises electrically coupling the second interface part to the second aluminum part.
- electrically coupling the first interface part of the first copper part to the first aluminum part comprises connecting the first interface part to the first aluminum part with a bolted joint.
- electrically coupling the first interface part of the first copper part to the first aluminum part comprises connecting the first interface part to the first aluminum part by laser welding, ultrasonic welding, or brazing.
- FIG. 1 shows a partial perspective view of an exemplary battery module, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 shows a partial perspective exploded view of an exemplary battery module, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3 shows a partial perspective view of an exemplary battery module, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 shows a perspective exploded view of an exemplary busbar, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an exemplary busbar, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6 shows dimensions and surfaces of a battery module, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
- FIG. 7 shows an enlarged partial view of FIG. 1 showing the interface between an aluminum part and a copper part of a busbar of the battery module, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
- busbar e.g., a bimetallic busbar
- a battery module according to the present disclosure may include a plurality of battery cells, where each battery cell has at least a first and second electrical terminal.
- the battery module may also include a first busbar.
- the battery module may include a second busbar.
- Each busbar may include an aluminum part, electrically coupled to a respective electrical terminal for each of a group of battery cells, and a copper part.
- the copper part for each busbar may include an interface part, electrically coupled to the aluminum part of the busbar, and a terminal part, configured to be electrically coupled to a conductor external to the battery module, where the interface part and the terminal part are electrically coupled.
- the aluminum part may comprise an aluminum alloy and the copper part may comprise a copper alloy.
- the battery module may be a generally rectangular prismatic shape and include a top surface, a side surface, and an edge where the top surface and the side surface meet.
- the top surface and the side surface are not necessarily solid or flat surfaces.
- the top surface may include spatial gaps due to space between battery cells encased in the battery module.
- the aluminum part of a busbar in the battery module may include a first dimension that is proximate to the edge and generally extends in a first direction substantially parallel to the edge of the battery module, in an assembled configuration.
- the aluminum part of the busbar may also include a second dimension that generally extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction in a plane that is parallel to the top surface of the battery module, in an assembled configuration.
- when a load is electrically coupled to the battery module current may pass through the second dimension of the aluminum part in a direction perpendicular to (or in some cases, toward) the edge of the battery module.
- the aluminum part of the busbar may include a third dimension that extends at least partially along the side surface of the battery module in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first dimension.
- the terminal part of the copper part of the busbar includes a dimension generally perpendicular to the top surface of the battery module.
- current may pass through this dimension in a direction generally perpendicular to the top surface of the battery module.
- Two directions may be generally perpendicular if their intersection forms a 90 degree angle, or if their intersection falls within a range close to 90 degrees, such as a range from 80 to 100 degrees.
- an aluminum part of a busbar in the battery module may include a plurality of extending elements.
- Each of the plurality of extending elements may be generally parallel to each other.
- the extending elements may extend along the second dimension of the aluminum part in a direction substantially perpendicular to the edge of the battery module.
- current may pass through the plurality of extending elements in the direction generally perpendicular to the edge of the battery module.
- the aluminum part is connected to the copper part with a bolted joint. In some embodiments, the aluminum part is connected to the first copper part by laser welding, ultrasonic welding, or brazing.
- the copper part of the busbar may include a dimension that extends at least partially along the side surface of the battery module in a direction perpendicular to the first dimension of the first aluminum part.
- the copper part may include an extension surface or element that includes a dimension generally perpendicular to the side surface and connected to the terminal part of the copper part.
- the aluminum part and the copper part of the busbar may be joined or connected near an edge of the battery module, in an assembled configuration.
- the aluminum part of the busbar may include an aluminum strip that is attached (e.g., by laser welding or another form of electrical coupling) to a copper element of the copper part of the busbar.
- the copper element may be a strip of copper with the same general width and length of the aluminum strip, but with gaps. Thus, the copper element may be overlaid on top of the aluminum strip and allow for access to the aluminum strip through the gaps in the copper element. The access to the aluminum strip through the gaps may be used to connect (e.g., by laser welding or another form of electrical coupling) the aluminum strip to other aluminum components of the aluminum part of the busbar.
- the terminal part of a first busbar of the battery module may include an electrical high side of the battery module, and the terminal part of a second busbar of the battery module may include an electrical low side of the battery module.
- each terminal part of the battery module may be electrically coupled to a respective conductor external to the battery module.
- a method of manufacturing a battery module may include providing a plurality of battery cells, where each battery cell includes a first and second electrical terminal.
- the method may further include providing a first busbar, where the first busbar includes an aluminum part and a copper part.
- the copper part may include an interface part and a terminal part configured to be electrically coupled to a conductor external to the battery module.
- the method may further include electrically coupling the aluminum part of the first busbar to a group of battery cells at an electrical terminal of each battery cell.
- the method may further include electrically coupling the interface part of the copper part to the aluminum part.
- the method may include providing a second busbar, where the second busbar includes an aluminum part and a copper part that correspond to the aluminum and copper parts described above in relation to the first busbar.
- the method may further include electrically coupling the aluminum part of the second busbar to a group of battery cells at an electrical terminal of each battery cell.
- the method may further include electrically coupling the interface part of the copper part to the aluminum part.
- FIG. 1 shows a partial perspective view of an exemplary battery module 101 in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- an aluminum part 103 of a busbar 105 includes dimensions on both a top surface 107 and a side surface 109 of the battery module 101 .
- a copper part 111 includes an interface part 113 that connects to the aluminum part 103 , an extension 115 that is generally perpendicular to the side surface 109 of the battery module 101 , and a terminal part 117 that is generally parallel to the side surface 109 of the battery module 101 .
- the arrows depict an approximation of the current flow through the busbar 105 .
- current may enter the battery module 101 from an external conductor (e.g., a copper cable) at the terminal part 117 , passing through the copper extension 115 and the interface 113 , which is an electrical coupling between the copper part 111 and the aluminum part 103 , to reach the aluminum part 103 .
- current continues through the aluminum part 103 in a generally upwards direction (as depicted) along a side surface of the battery module 101 toward an edge 121 of the battery module 101 where the side surface 109 and the top surface 107 of the battery module 101 meet (as shown in FIG. 2 ).
- Current may then continue to flow along the top surface 107 of the battery module 101 through extending elements 119 that are electrically coupled to battery cells within the battery module 101 , via a connecting busbar 118 , which may be made from aluminum.
- a connecting busbar 118 which may be made from aluminum.
- Current may reach a bottom surface 108 of the battery module 101 and, as shown, flow in an upwards direction along the side surface through an aluminum part of the bottom submodule 101 b .
- the current may continue through an aluminum-to-copper interface into a copper extension and a copper terminal of the bottom submodule 101 b .
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show a battery module 101 in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show a different configuration of the aluminum part 103 and copper part 111 of the busbar 105 of FIG. 1 .
- the aluminum part 103 of a busbar 105 includes a first dimension 123 proximate to an edge 121 between the top surface 107 and the side surface 109 and a second dimension 125 that extends along the top surface 107 of the battery module 101 away from the edge 121 , in an assembled configuration.
- the copper part 111 of the busbar 105 includes a dimension 125 along the top surface 107 and a dimension 129 along the side surface 109 of the battery module 101 .
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show an assembly operation of the busbar 105 of FIGS. 2 and 3 , in which the aluminum part 103 , which comprises an aluminum strip 127 , is coupled to the copper part 111 .
- the busbar 105 may comprise another aluminum part 103 , e.g., another aluminum strip 127 , assembled to the copper part 111 , such that the two aluminum strips 127 sandwich extending elements 120 of the copper part 111 .
- the busbar 105 of FIGS. 4 and 5 may be that depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3 at the edge 121 of the battery module 101 between the top surface 107 and the side surface 109 .
- FIG. 6 shows dimensions and surfaces of a battery module 101 in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
- the directions of the dimensions may be oriented with an x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis.
- An example set of axes is shown in FIG. 6 .
- Terminal busbars of battery modules may generally convey current predominantly in two directions.
- a terminal busbar may convey current into the module from an adjacent module, predominantly in a first direction 131 (e.g., a y-direction, with an x-z plane cross-section), e.g., a direction parallel to dimension 125 of the aluminum part 103 .
- the terminal busbar may also deliver current to current collectors of the battery module in a second direction 133 (e.g., a z-direction, with an x-y plane cross-section), e.g., a direction parallel to the second dimension 125 of the aluminum part 103 .
- the x-y cross section is much larger than the x-z cross section, so it would be advantageous to use a more conductive material (e.g., copper) in the regions that are thermally dominated by the x-z cross-section while maintaining a second material (e.g., aluminum) to act in the x-y cross-section.
- a more conductive material e.g., copper
- a second material e.g., aluminum
- the extension 115 of the first copper part 111 may include an x-z plane cross section that conveys current in the y-direction (i.e., into the battery module 101 ), and the side surface 109 of the battery module 101 may include an x-y plane cross section that conveys current in the third direction 133 , e.g., the z-direction (i.e., upward along the side surface 109 of the battery module 101 to the top surface 107 ). This may necessitate an interface 113 between the two materials of the busbar 105 for current conveyance.
- the terminal part 117 of the copper part 111 of the busbar 105 may be installed between a high-conductivity region of the terminal busbar (e.g., the extension 115 of the first copper part 111 ) and an inter-module current conveyance system (e.g., a solid busbar, a layered busbar, a braided strap, a cable, etc.).
- the terminal part 117 may be installed through a process that includes one or more of the following: laser welding, TIG welding, swaging, and brazing.
- the terminal part 117 may be used for both module high-side and module low-side terminal connections.
- the terminal part 117 may be changed out with relative simplicity and allow for a convenient transition to alternative connection interfaces (e.g., a bolted joint).
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